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Hey guys...just had to post about this because I can finally breathe a little easier....AND I get to keep my truck!!! I was laid-off back in February and the regional job market for electrical engineers of my specialty has been a little tough. After 5 months of fruitless job hunting... I was bombarded with 2 good job offers last week. One was over in Harrisberg, and one was closer to Pittsburgh. I took the Pittsburgh job, and they even offered me a little more money than my old job!

 

Man, do I hate job hunting while being laid-off. Uncertain futures suck. I'm only comfortable knowing that I can see 1 year into my future and know that my life and cash flow are stable. For the past 5 months...it was tough for me to see beyond 2 weeks. Stressful and dehumanizing. I'm lucky enough to have friends who've let me live with them since May until I find another apartment. Now I can start looking for my own place again, and use the truck to haul all my crap!

 

I know my situation is pretty easy compared to some others. There are lots of good people out there who don't have jobs yet, but DO have houses & families to support. So I consider myself to be lucky in regards that I only had myself to worry about. If any other members are going through what I did....keep your chin up! GM-Trucks members tend to be very supportive! :thumbs:

LawmanSS Senior Enthusiast

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Congrats, Pete! :thumbs:

 

This economy has been tough on everyone...I can't imagine what you went through in this job market.

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That's great.Hope your new job treats you good.Now you can sleep at night..... :troll:

 

Thanks guys. It's gonna be a rough start. I'm working for a company that makes industrial heaters for manufacturing facilities and power plants. Their high voltage engineering dept is almost non-existant right now so it's part of my mission to get things running, and (in time) build up the department into a productive group again. It'll be a challenge...but it's what I love.

 

Thanks again for all the support. Spending time on the forum actually did help me keep my sanity this past spring! :lol:

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Congrats Pete....Now you don't have to be a bum anymore! :troll:

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Congrats on the job. I myself will be looking for one in another three months when I retire from the Air Force.

pwall Senior Enthusiast

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Congrats on the job! I hear you all too well.......

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